As researchers, we need to deal with various copyright issues at different stages of our research. For example, we need to understand to what extent we can make use of works created by others in our research. We also need to know when we publish our works, what is the purpose of copyright agreement that publishers ask us to sign? Join this workshop conducted by Prof. Jyh-An LEE, Associate Professor of Faculty of Law and an expert in intellectual property law and Internet law to learn how to handle wisely different copyright issues you have encountered in various stages of your research.

As a pilot test, Course Reserves, multimedia materials and other short loan items may now be returned to any CUHK Library. However, HKALL items, interlibrary loan items, in-house use items and library equipment still have to be returned to the Service Counter from which they were borrowed.

Date: 12 – 23 February 2018 Venue: New Asia College Ch'ien Mu Library Exhibition Statement: To raise the literacy level and cultural awareness of students, the Chinese Language Teaching Development Centre of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature (Chinese Department), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) organised the ‘Literary CUHK’. After nearly a year’s effort in inviting and judging entries, the awards were recently announced and given to 17 students. Winners of this year’s competition come from different faculties including Arts, Business, Engineering, Science and Medicine. It is believed that the power of literature is transcending and influential among faculties. The award-winning essays drew on the variety of features around...

The lift replacement work has been completed. Normal lift services in the New Asia College Ch’ien Mu Library resumed on 2 February 2018 (Friday). For enquiry, please call us at 3943-7655 or send an e-mail to nal@lib.cuhk.edu.hk .

CUHK researchers and postgraduate students are all welcome to join this seminar on open research, open data, and how to get published in Nature and its sister journals.

Date : 6 Feb 2018 (Tue) Time : 9:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Topics:

Differences among journals in Nature Research, BMC and other journal brands under Springer Nature How to write better papers that are clearer, more accessible, more likely to get published, and more likely to make a difference to the world Importance of Open Research and Open Data, and how it will help researchers

Co-organized with the Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research (CLEAR), the Library is pleased to offer this workshop for staff and postgraduate students to use NVivo to conduct research analysis. CUHK staff and postgraduate students are all welcome to join .

Researching with NVivo: From Coding to Meaning Making (Re- Run)

This workshop will explore grounded theory through using NVivo. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to conduct a basic text analysis through coding with nodes, and build themes through linking nodes to tree nodes using NVivo.

The Library is pleased to offer in Mar 2018 the following three discussion workshops on presentation skills , and poster design and presentation that are co-organized with The Independent Learning Centre (ILC) for research postgraduate students.

Presentation Skills for Postgraduate Students

1 Mar (Thu) 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

This workshop covers the essential strategies that will help you plan and deliver presentations that effectively convey your message at a conference, group meeting or any other research-related event. You will discuss the key steps of the development process and learn how to optimize the design and use of visual aids, as well as how to best present data. You will also explore various ways of preparing for and dealing...

Artists: Lam Ka Man and Ng Wai Hung Date: 29 January – 9 February, 2018 Venue: New Asia College Ch'ien Mu Library Exhibition Statement: They have their roots; they do not belong to the islands. In 2015, the wave of immigration in Europe continued. Greece replaced Italy as the country for most refugee to transit to Western and Northern Europe. Lesvos, a Greek island five nautical miles from Turkey, has turned from a tourist attraction into a large refugee camp. In October 2015 alone, more than 130,000 people arrived at Lesvos from the sea, 1.5 times as many as the local population. They come from all corners of the globe, but they are mainly Syrian and Iraqi refugees. In March 2016, the EU and Turkey reached an agreement on the refugee policy, and the...

Due to urgent maintenance of the display cabinet, the “Exhibition on Modern Chinese Literary Authors” is now changed to online exhibition. The physical exhibition on 1/F of the New Asia College Ch’ien Mu Library is closed. We apologize for any inconvenience caused!

For enquiry and assistance, please contact us at 3943-7655 or send an email to nal@lib.cuhk.edu.hk .

With the continuous development of the Internet to meet the growth of smart cities and the coming 4th industrial revolution, cloud computing, machine learning, big data, and IoT (Internet of Things) are increasingly being integrated into the fabric of our digital lifestyle.

As smart, connected, and data driven products, services, and systems become more prevalent in this coming decade, media and business professionals will be challenged to collect and codify data for further processing, visualization, and on-demand story telling. This bootcamp aims to equip students from higher education institutions in Hong Kong with the essential skills required to function well in the data era.

Attendees will learn from experts and mentors and join with other students to collaborate...